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Elbert Henry Gary

American judge and businessman (1846-1927) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 80

Elbert Henry Gary was an American lawyer, county judge and business executive. He was a founder of U.S. Steel in 1901 alongside J. P. Morgan, William H. Moore, Henry Clay Frick and Charles M. Schwab. The city of Gary, Indiana, a steel town, was named for him when it was founded in 1906.

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Gary, West Virginia was also named after him. When trust busting President Theodore Roosevelt said that Gary was head of the steel trust, Gary considered it a compliment. The two men communicated in a nonconfrontational way, unlike Roosevelt's communications with leaders of other trusts.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1846 to 1927 · aged 80